Water feed for boilers



May 27 1 924.

W. A. WHITMORE WATER FEED FOR BOILERS 2 Shuts-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 15, 19 22 IIVI/EIVTOR Whi/Zrrwre 4 TTORIVEYS .May 27 1924. 1,495,942

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WATER FEED FOR B0 ILERS 2- Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug 15, 1922 INVENTOB A TTOR/VE Y8 Patented May 27, 1924.

WILLIAM I Application file T 0 all whom it v Be it known that. 1, WILLIAM A. \Nrrrr- MORE, a" citizen of the Un'ted States of America, and a resident of Nelsonville, in the county of Athens and State 0 io, have invented a new and Improved WVater Feedtor Boilers, 0t which the following is a description. 7

M invention relates to may 0077106771 a feed means for the lines 1 and In carrying ance with the is provided leading a water inlet pipe 2. Leading outwardl .V 1s a rape l3 rovided with a the bottom ay serve for a conan additional tank when a pluralp tanks are provi e unication is established between the A. wirrrraoau, or

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18 and the. steam-cylinder 19:

said stand pipe an let 26 leadstand pipe through a port 25: in adjacent to said port is an out ing to an exhaust pipe 27 having a check, valve 28, communication between the" port 25 and outlet 26 being established through an exhaust i steam boilers and more'particularly 1s 1nbolt (not shown) ap d tended for embodiment in what is known a cylinder 19 to prevent turning of the valve a return system r'or returning the'water o 20 about i axis: as fully shown an decondensat1o from heating sy tems where s lbedin an appl1cat1on' filed by'me July the water flows through the'trap or issulii- 20 1921,.Ser1a o l81,019 1 ciently cooled to be acted upon by a vacu- Steam'exh u 0 ports 29 29 lead from the um; or for embodiment in a feed for boilers r ec ive e s o cyl1nderxl9 and aconnectl furnishing steam r01: power. M by exhaust P p gofgoa With'StP/am l fits The general object of the 'nvention is to 31, 31 in a valve cylinder 52, there being rovide a feed means of the indicated type. exhaust ports 53 33 diametrically oppoimproved in various particulars wit a sltein said cylinder and leading to exhaust view to simplify the construction :and at 11 65 3 Communication between the tam ng precision of operation, inlets '31, 31 and the exhausts 33', 33 is con Reference is to be had to the, grooompanytrolled by an auxiliary Valve 35 turnalole m drawings forming a part of this speciin said 0 linder 32, said valve being forms" tication 1t bein understood that the drawfi h tTa-IISVQTSQ- passag s: 36% Va ve 35 ings are merely illustrative ofone example 15 0136113136 7 y a oat 37 in the trap tank of th i tion, 7 v .1 10, the .stem of the float having connection Figure 1 is a partly se tional side elevawith said va ve 35 at a collar 38 there t' of a w ter f d mbodyi g m 1- The piston-valve 20afiords a chamber at the vention; I I i '1 center continuously supplied with steam Figure Q is an and viovv thereof; from the stea inle 21and iI'OHl said'cham- Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section; ber leads lon itudinally thi 011g the ends Figures and 5 are, cross sectional views Of the valve minute steam slots 01 ports 8, or the float controlled valve as indicate by f r f n mg pressure h r p f5 t1ve ends to move the pist n.

o the lower position 1 35, thereby per- J.. through and passage 36* through exhaust 3A which rethe atmosphere thro exhaust pipe 27. the ing air from en ducing th able val across the neck 18 and valve is integral the ports rangement makes for compactness of the asadapted to alternatelyopen said cylinder at semblage and greatly simplifies the constructhe respective ends to the atmosphere tion. through said valve casingfor exhausting 45 When the tank fills and float 37 is the cylinder'and causing "movement of the therefore at the top, the rising of the float valve therein for alternately establishing i V this time Will be in register, tlie result being actuate said turnable auxiliary valve will have established communication be 7 c 7 the port 29 and exhaust pipe 34 through steam cylindercand tank, and means subject port '31, passage 36 and port 3,3, which at to t 1e rise and fall of Water in the tankto 50 that the piston Will be caused to move to v 2. i Water feed apparatus inducing a the lett, thereby uncovering the passage trap tank, a neck rising from said tank, a

and admitting steam from the boiler through steam cylinder supported on said neck and the inlet 21 and around the valve 20 through adapted to receive steam from the boiler to said port 25 and to tank 10 thus equalizin be fed, a reciprocating valve in said casing 10 is elevateda sufli'ci'ent height for the purf roc ating valve "adapted also 0 control the 0 P l I i I would state in conclusion that While the steam cylinder, an auxiliary valved sposed illustrated example constitutes a practical in said neck beneath the steam cylinder, I embodiment of my invention, I do not limit means connecting the steam 'cyli'nderat'its I myself strictly to .therexa'ct details iherei n ends" with the auxiliary valve, and means illustrated, since, manifestly, the same can s11 ject to'the rise and'ifa-ll of Water in'the be considerably varied Without departure tank to actuate said auxiliaryval ve. from the spirit of the invention as definedfin c 3. Water feed appar'atus including a x1 the appended 'claimsi a cHaving thusfdescribed my invention, steam cylinder supported on said 'neckand 7 V c aim:

l. A water feed apparatus including a be fed, a reciprocatin' valve in said casing trap tank, asteam cylinder having a steam controlling communication; between said to be fed a valve in said cylinder, ports confrom the tank through said neck, said recizp trolled by valve "and adapted to connect roca ting valve ada valve adapted also to vent the tank-for per-* with the steam cylinder at the oppositeeiidg niitting inflow of water to the tank, a valve of the latter, and means subjectto the rise 7 casing communicatingwith the steam .cylin and; fall of Water in the tankto rock said f der near the endsof the latter, an auxiliary auxiliary valve.

valve turnable said valve casing and 7 "WILLIAM A. WHITMOREQ 

